Saturday, January 17, 2026

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1/ Why Amol Rajan had to say goodbye to the Today programme

By Katie Rosseinsky

2/ Why it's madness to move the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain

By David Hockney

3/ How British 60-year-olds could be the UK's best hope to prepare for war

By Francis Tusa

4/ The real reason Hamnet is making you cry, according to psychologists

By Charlotte Cripps

5/ How mild-mannered Robert Jenrick turned into a 'Trumpian hellraiser'

By David Maddox

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